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India currently has a law forcing the scrapping of all petrol and diesel vehicles after 15 years of manufacture. https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/

India currently has a law forcing the scrapping of all petrol and diesel vehicles after 15 years of manufacture. https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/cars-older-than-10-years-to-be-scrapped-govts-new-scrappage-policy-how-it-will-affect-you/1294836/ https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/cars-older-th... This is unnecessary as it will force perfectly usable vehicles to be scrapped and it would come at a huge cost to the environment. Ideally it would have been good to allow this change for internal combustion engines as well so as to allow ICE cars to swap out their engines for more fuel efficient engines.

captn3m0 6y ago
15 year old cars in India are tinboxes, with very little margin for safety. No airbags for eg. Maybe once we actually start manufacturing cars that are safe, we can turn this off after a decade.
- pkphilip 6y ago
  You can still buy new cars off the lot right now without airbags or any safety features. And of course, trucks and commercial vehicles rarely come with these safety features in any case. Also, this scrapping law applies even for vehicles with all safety features.. including from companies such as Mercedes, BMW, VW etc. I would think that it makes perfect sense to scrap vehicles - no matter how young/old, if it seriously fails an inspection or if the pollution levels from the vehicle is too bad - and there are existing "fitness" tests for this, and so why scrap vehicles which are well maintained?
  - knolax 6y ago
    I feel like in practice people will just find ways to skirt around the law. Who's gonna scrap a perfectly good BMW.
    - addicted 6y ago
      If it’s being used in Indian roads it’s not gonna be a perfectly good BNW in 15 years. Cars plummet in value in 5 years in India. The usage scenarios are nothing like in the US.
    - pkphilip 6y ago
      The new law that is being put into motion requires that all petrol and diesel vehicles be scrapped in 15 years no matter their condition. So if you have BMW in mint condition and serviced regularly - but it is 15 years old? well, tough luck, it won't be allowed to ply on the roads. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/miscellaneous/govt-proposes-scrapping-of-vehicles-older-than-15-years/articleshow/70401198.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/miscellaneous/govt-...
    - aitchnyu 6y ago
      I've seen Indian cars turning into money black holes in 50000 kilometers. And a BMW towed to service for more than a month since it took a ubiquitious pothole wrong. I recall seeing one Porsche and three Benzes of more than 10 years age. Its the budget bikes (8-14 hp, carb) and cars (35-70 hp) which are likely to be running for 15 years, maybe simple equipment forgives rough roads better.

captn3m0 6y ago

15 year old cars in India are tinboxes, with very little margin for safety. No airbags for eg. Maybe once we actually start manufacturing cars that are safe, we can turn this off after a decade.

pkphilip 6y ago
You can still buy new cars off the lot right now without airbags or any safety features. And of course, trucks and commercial vehicles rarely come with these safety features in any case. Also, this scrapping law applies even for vehicles with all safety features.. including from companies such as Mercedes, BMW, VW etc. I would think that it makes perfect sense to scrap vehicles - no matter how young/old, if it seriously fails an inspection or if the pollution levels from the vehicle is too bad - and there are existing "fitness" tests for this, and so why scrap vehicles which are well maintained?
- knolax 6y ago
  I feel like in practice people will just find ways to skirt around the law. Who's gonna scrap a perfectly good BMW.
  - addicted 6y ago
    If it’s being used in Indian roads it’s not gonna be a perfectly good BNW in 15 years. Cars plummet in value in 5 years in India. The usage scenarios are nothing like in the US.
  - pkphilip 6y ago
    The new law that is being put into motion requires that all petrol and diesel vehicles be scrapped in 15 years no matter their condition. So if you have BMW in mint condition and serviced regularly - but it is 15 years old? well, tough luck, it won't be allowed to ply on the roads. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/miscellaneous/govt-proposes-scrapping-of-vehicles-older-than-15-years/articleshow/70401198.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/miscellaneous/govt-...
  - aitchnyu 6y ago
    I've seen Indian cars turning into money black holes in 50000 kilometers. And a BMW towed to service for more than a month since it took a ubiquitious pothole wrong. I recall seeing one Porsche and three Benzes of more than 10 years age. Its the budget bikes (8-14 hp, carb) and cars (35-70 hp) which are likely to be running for 15 years, maybe simple equipment forgives rough roads better.